So - you've got your Linux up and running and you can use the LAN between Linux and Windows 95. Good for you. But you still can't get online with your Windows 95 box and your Linux at the same time. This is why they developed IP Masquerading.

Never mind the fact that Linux, a cruiserweight in the PC class, looks more like a corpulent blob compared when lined up against the current crop of embedded operating systems. Many Linux developers are already shipping embedded versions of the operating system and they like their chances.

The good news is that by and large, Linux and all other members of the Unix family tree are immune to the Y2K problem, since they keep track of time internally in way that's different from other systems.

There's a rush of Linux activity in Japan as major computer companies embrace the system. Some solid guarantees are on offer, so this doesn't look like mere tokenism. Generally, the target areas are traditional Linux stamping grounds such as Internet related services.

The author of Microsoft's 'Halloween' Linux documents has indeed left the company for a start-up, but it's not a Linux one, nor was his departure anything to do with the leaking of his reports a year ago.

Sun Microsystems is offering early-access releases of both the Sparc and Intel versions of Solaris 8, now due in February, for the knockdown price of $20. It is wooing Linux users with the inclusion of Perl and GNU development tools in Solaris 8.

ONTRACK Data International, Inc., a leading provider of data availability software and service solutions, announced today the availability of Remote Data Recovery services for Linux operating systems.

Eicon Technology announced the certification of its DIVA 2.01 PCI ISDN adapter running on the Linux Operating System. Using the HiSax hardware-level driver with the isdn4linux kernel, Eicon, working with the stack developer Karsten Keil, has received British Approvals Board for Telecommunications (BABT) certification. The HiSax driver allows users of the DIVA 2.01 to provide ISDN connectivity to their Linux-based systems.

LinuxOne, Inc., announced the release of its newest software product, LinuxOne Lite, a version of the popular Linux operating system specifically tailored for the first-time or non-power user who desires to test Linux software and learn how to use it.

Libra Computer Systems, a supplier of UNIX systems and software development, today announced the release of 'LINUX BY LIBRANET'.